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THE VIGILANTES OF MONTANA, OR, POPULAR JUSTICE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. BEING A CORRECT AND IMPARTIAL NARRATIVE OF THE CHASE, TRIAL, CAPTURE, AND EXECUTION OF HENRY PLUMMER'S ROAD AGENT BAND, TOGETHER WITH ACCOUNTS OF THE LIVES AND CRIMES OF MANY OF THE ROBBERS AND DESPERADOES, THE WHOLE BEING INTERSPERSED WITH SKETCHES OF LIFE IN THE MINING CAMPS OF THE "FAR WEST."

Virginia City, M.T. D.W. Tilton, Publisher, 1892. Second edition. 12mo. 241 pp. Printed wrappers, general edge wear and pieces missing from spine. This is the first complete account of the group of criminals known in the 1860's as "Henry Plummer's Road Agent Band." The author lived and recorded the lawlessness of his time. "Charles Dickens thought Dimsdale was one of the most entertaining books he ever read." Reese- BEST OF THE WEST 168 Graff 1088 Howes D345 Six-Guns 596. Item #62712